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Elderly People's Workshop.
This continued to flourish during 1967 under the direction
of Mrs. M. Lyon. 32 elderly people attend, 16 for a 2-hour morning
shift, 16 for a 2-hour afternoon shift. Contract work is carried
out for local firms. Travelling expenses are paid for all members
and an honorarium of 1s. per hour. Attendances are remarkably
high even in the worst weather. The workshop is near one of the
department's luncheon centres. which helps members to have
a hot meal each day.
Training
The social work section is committed to training at all
levels of the service, and a staff development programme is
carried out.
Members of the social work staff were encouraged during
1967 to attend appropriate courses, seminars and lectures, particularly
those sponsored by the London Boroughs Training
Committee (Social Services). Sometimes places were not available
as the courses had been over-subscribed, or financial stringency
within the department prevented applications going through. However,
a number of. staff were able to take part in outside training
events and benefitted considerably from these. Within the
department, three different seminars were arranged and included
all staff: one for experienced but unqualified officers, one for
professionally qualified officers, and one for social workers
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